AED Eating Disorders Guide to Medical Management, 2nd Edition These guidelines were developed by the Academy’s Medical Care Standards Task Force and an international interdisciplinary group of professionals, including family members of those suffering from eating disorders and other eating disorders advocates.
The guidelines are designed to enhance early recognition of eating disorders by front line professionals and improve the quality of the initial assessment and medical management of individuals with eating disorders. It highlights critical areas relevant to diagnostic assessment and management for primary care clinicians and other health care professionals, with the primary goal of decreasing the heightened morbidity and mortality that can result from delays in diagnosis and timely intervention.